# Stupid liberal idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 20, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086 "2011-04-20T15:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 117
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2321 "2014-08-05T20:39:17Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You are not affected by insanity, you are a carrier. I’m not sure about that. Insanity and boneheaded stupidity are not the same virus, despite occasional similarities in the symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2322 "2014-08-05T20:41:55Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > For now, yes. Ted Cruz has not taken an infant, hollowed it out, and used it as a hat. _For now._ ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2323 "2014-08-05T20:54:02Z")
Cruz has no record of baby killing. Obama does have a record of agencies failing under his watch, or lack of watching, since he never knows what’s going on until it’s on CNN. ---
**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2324 "2014-08-05T21:32:33Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Cruz has no record of baby killing. Obama does have a record of agencies failing under his watch, or lack of watching, since he never knows what’s going on until it’s on CNN. He’s now personally prevented Ebola from rampaging across our shores for 5 years, 198 days, and FIVE hours, 30 minutes. Chalk up another personal victory for Obama! ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2325 "2014-08-05T21:50:11Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I’m grateful that there are a lot of dead terrorists thanks to Obama. That’s helped keep me alive. > > I’m also grateful that liberals shut up when Obama does it. That’s helped keep me sane. That’s pretty snarky for someone who’s only alive due to Obama. I think you need to praise him some more. Say 20 "Hail Obama!"s and donate 10% of your next check to the Democratic Party ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2326 "2014-08-05T22:38:15Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Cruz has no record of baby killing. For now, yes. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2327 "2014-08-05T22:56:27Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > That’s pretty snarky for someone who’s only alive due to Obama. I think you need to praise him some more. Say 20 "Hail Obama!"s and donate 10% of your next check to the Democratic Party I hear that every time a drone kills a terrorist, a hippie gets punched. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2328 "2014-08-05T23:28:19Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I hear that every time a drone kills a terrorist, a hippie gets punched. The voices in your head don’t count as a cite. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2329 "2014-08-06T01:32:04Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I hear that every time a drone kills a terrorist, a hippie gets punched. Fair enough. What happens to you when a civilian gets it? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2330 "2014-08-06T01:40:26Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Fair enough. What happens to you when a civilian gets it? A Republican gets his horns. ---
**Author:** ![DingoelGringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@DingoelGringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DingoelGringo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2331 "2014-08-06T01:50:34Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > There is nothing to celebrate when another victim of Cognitive Dissonance is struck down! We must never forget, even for a moment of jocularity, that CD is the number one threat to the Republic, and must griddle our loins for the impending…_hey, quit shoving!_…conflict that even now… _totally uncool, knock it off!_…looms on the horizon… Griddled loins? That sirloins on the barbie?Is it? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2332 "2014-08-07T15:44:27Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > As the sole executive power, he can make decisions about how TSA should handle passengers suspected of being ill. They put CDC stations in major airports for exactly that purpose. > > If no orders are forthcoming from him and TSA or CDC get confused about their authority, then yes, that’s on him. [More info](http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/qa.htmlhttp://) on this (WARNING!! contains factual information and may cause an allergic reaction in those that rely on partisan based speculation and a diet of Republican talking points) > [@](#): > > **Can I get Ebola from a person who is infected but doesn’t have any symptoms?** > > No. Individuals who are not symptomatic are not contagious. In order for the virus to be transmitted, an individual would have to have direct contact with an individual who is experiencing symptoms. > > **What is being done to prevent ill passengers in West Africa from getting on a plane?** > > CDC is assisting with active screening and education efforts on the ground in West Africa to prevent sick travelers from getting on planes. In addition, airports in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are screening all outbound passengers for Ebola symptoms, including fever, and passengers are required to respond to a healthcare questionnaire. CDC is also surging support in the region by deploying 50 additional workers to help build capacity on the ground. > > **What is CDC doing in the U.S.?** > > On the remote possibility that an ill passenger enters the U.S., CDC has protocols in place to protect against further spread of disease. These include notification to CDC of ill passengers on a plane before arrival, investigation of ill travelers, and, if necessary, isolation. CDC has also provided guidance to airlines for managing ill passengers and crew and for disinfecting aircraft. CDC has issued a Health Alert Notice reminding U.S. healthcare workers of the importance of taking steps to prevent the spread of this virus, how to test and isolate suspected patients and how they can protect themselves from infection. > > **What about ill Americans with Ebola who are being brought to the U.S. for treatment? How is CDC protecting the American public?** > > CDC has very well-established protocols in place to ensure the safe transport and care of patients with infectious diseases back to the United States. These procedures cover the entire process – from patients leaving their bedside in a foreign country to their transport to an airport and boarding a non-commercial airplane equipped with a special transport isolation unit, to their arrival at a medical facility in the United States that is appropriately equipped and staffed to handle such cases. CDC’s role is to ensure that travel and hospitalization is done to minimize risk of spread of infection and to ensure that the American public is protected. Patients were evacuated in similar ways during SARS. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2333 "2014-08-07T15:58:44Z")
FEMA had protocols too. The VA, IRS, and ATF have protocols. Protocols do not imply that an agency can self-regulate while the boss plays golf. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2334 "2014-08-07T16:02:46Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > FEMA had protocols too. The VA, IRS, and ATF have protocols. Protocols do not imply that an agency can self-regulate while the boss plays golf. What the fuck are you talking about? The President plays golf –\> Ebola plague?!? My god man – turn off Hannity before it’s too late! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2335 "2014-08-07T16:08:36Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > FEMA had protocols too. The VA, IRS, and ATF have protocols. Protocols do not imply that an agency can self-regulate while the boss plays golf. Yes they do. That’s what they are there for! Gah, the stupid - it burns! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2336 "2014-08-07T16:09:46Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > What the fuck are you talking about? The President plays golf –\> Ebola plague?!? My god man – turn off Hannity before it’s too late! It’s too late. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2337 "2014-08-07T16:16:44Z")
This is not hard, morons. WHo is responsible when the agencies fail to follow their protocols? Whose responsibility is it to hold people accountable when they break their own rules? And when your government has made a habit of falling down on the job on a regular basis, wouldn’t you have the slightest concern that it might happen again? Let’s start a pool. Which is going to be the next federal agency to majorly screw up? And will the President find out about before or after it reaches the mainstream media? C’mon, this’ll be fun! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2338 "2014-08-07T16:18:40Z")
Another example of the “Full adaher” posting move – make a ridiculous statement, be challenged and mocked for it, and back off immediately to some different (but usually equally ridiculous) statement, pretending the first one never happened. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2339 "2014-08-07T16:23:00Z")
Typical liberal Doper: acting like you’ve refuted something when you haven’t even responded to the argument made. And this time I didn’t even make a real argument! I just said that the President should be engaged on the ebola issue. The fact that you all need to preemptively absolve him or anything that might go wrong says a lot about your confidence in him. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/2340 "2014-08-07T16:26:18Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Cruz has no record of baby killing. He has a rock-solid record of lying, which COULD mean he’s already killed a baby and used its skull for a coffee mug. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=118)